this isn't just about TV personalities
I know this is a hot topic. I'm sure there are people I know, unawares, who disagree with the scientific concept of using embryonic stem cells for medical research. Heck, I know some members of my own family disagree strongly enough that I wouldn't even dream of bringing up the topic in their company
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But the scare tactics of the far religious right have the majority of the country thinking that "stem cell research" equals "women having babies that are then killed for research." That's just plain nonsense. The existence of Bigfoot is more real than that. Besides, embryonic stem cells are from the very first division of cells at the earliest "embryonic" stage.
I know you know that and that I'm preaching to the choir. :-) But some people don't know that -- and they react in a kneejerk fashion to the term, not realizing they're reacting to a wholly created scare tactic instead of to scientific reality.
But for some, reality is ... not our reality. I find that even scarier, but you can never, ever reason with them. I have family in this camp.
(I know you know -- I'm just using my reply to you so I can vent for others' benefit. :-) )
And, BTW, some of this B & T cell research can and probably will benefit FM and UCTD patients, too. I'm going to write more about new research along these lines in the next few days. I have hope that soon, very soon, there will be drugs like the one I wrote about that can help you.
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